This is the second and last part of the saga that is The Exploding Eyes Orchestra. What begun as a sidetrack or a therapy group from Jess and the Ancient Ones while the band were going through a turbulent, inactive period, has since then morphed back into the mothership. The Exploding Eyes Orchestra represented a more earthy approach to vintage psychedelic rock music, towards which Jess and the Ancient Ones then steered as well, and eventually found themselves with the exact same lineup.

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Featuring five members of Jess & The Ancient Ones, the Exploding Eyes Orchestra explores a different side of garage rock which merges the nightclub chanteuse sound of the 1940s with the expansive atmospheric sound of 1970s heavy rock. The result has much emotional ... read more »

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This extreme rarity from Finland is the only record FANTASIA ever made. Originally released on Hi-Hat Records in 1975 and produced by Wigwam drummer Ronnie Österberg and Mikael Wiik, the album sounds a bit like mid-'70s Wigwam, albeit more progressive and psychedelic. ... read more »

Following a number of demos, here's the long awaited debut full-length from Heavydeath. This Swedish trio delivers exactly what the band name promises, 'heavy death' music. The material was recorded with only a drum-kit, a bass and a guitar, and without overdubs. Inbetween ... read more »

The 'Pop-Liisa' and 'Jazz-Liisa' broadcast session series presents previously unreleased and forgotten gems, recorded by the biggest names of Finnish 1970s prog and jazz. Never bootlegged and so far only known to a few faithful servants (and largely thought to have been ... read more »

Based in Tampere, Finland, PINTANDWEFALL releases its fifth album 'Red And Blue Baby'. The spontaneous hold on ideas, the fearless grabbing of instruments, a doubtless view on life and a stage presence to match, have taken this masked quartet through both the Finnish and ... read more »

In February 1973 Yle's 'Pop-Liisa' show was visited by two bands. Petri & Pettersson Brass performed soulful big band rock music whereas Magyar inhabited the same beautiful psychedelic universe of childlike innocence and beauty that artists like Pekka Streng stemmed ... read more »

The 'Pop-Liisa' and 'Jazz-Liisa' broadcast session series presents previously unreleased and forgotten gems, recorded by the biggest names of Finnish 1970s prog and jazz. Never bootlegged and so far only known to a few faithful servants (and largely thought to have been ... read more »